Peter Higgs, Physicist Who Discovered the ‘God Particle,’ Dies at 94
The Higgs boson was named for him. It was a key element of the Standard Model, which encapsulated all human knowledge so far about elementary particles.
The Higgs boson was named for him. It was a key element of the Standard Model, which encapsulated all human knowledge so far about elementary particles.
In the race to identify the hormones used to control bodily functions, he battled with his former partner. They later shared the glory.
His 1964 discovery with Robert W. Wilson settled a debate over the origin and evolution of the universe.
The awards for physics and chemistry were a reminder that the most important processes in nature unfold on a scale divorced from everyday human affairs.
Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov developed and discovered quantum dots, particles whose size governs their properties.
Some Swedish news outlets correctly reported the laureates’ names even before the choice was formally signed off, according to the academy that awards the prize.
Techniques resulting from the work of Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier let scientists capture the motions of subatomic particles moving at impossible speeds.
The physiology or medicine prize for Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman recognized work that led to the development of vaccines that were administered to billions around the world.
Lise Meitner developed the theory of nuclear fission, the process that enabled the atomic bomb. But her identity — Jewish and a woman — barred her from sharing credit for the discovery, newly translated letters show.
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